16 Curious Things You're Probably Too Shy to Google

[Music] all right gather round sixteen curious things you've probably never had time to Google so why are plain windows around it why our sneakers called sneakers what is the right way to peel a banana ask a monkey there are some things we do now and then without knowing the true reason behind them don't take them for granted check if your idea of what to do about them was right but before we start take a moment to subscribe to our channel and turn on post notifications to keep up with our updates on from number 16 the hole between the camera and the flash on the iPhone well this question has been bugging me for ages is that hole on the back of the iPhone a micro speaker an air outlet or what else could it be in fact it's a microphone to record sound while you use the rear camera to make videos plus it helps to get rid of background noises to make your conversations nice and smooth every word counts right number 15 slotted patches on some backpacks these slotted patches on some backpacks are known as lash tabs they're there so you can hang something from them according to Jamie Cormac the co-founder of herschel it was originally designed to carry an ice axe well that's certainly handy webbing would go through the slots with the axe on it a tension lock was used to secure it today it's more of a way to pay homage to the good old Alpine backpacks however you can still use the patches to carry a bottle of water or whatever else you want to have quick access to number 14 hole in the bottom of a padlock ever wonder what that little hole in the bottom of your padlock is for the hole it's water drain out in case the lock is out in the open during rain secondly this hole can also be used to oil the interior of the lock well who would thought number 13 the USB logo now no one can imagine any electronics to be associated with water but the USB logo has a subtle link to water it is modeled after the Trident of Poseidon the god of the sea and other waters like the Trident symbolizes power the USB portrays itself as a technological power the central arrow represents serial data the circle represents the voltage that USB works on five volts and the square represents the ground voltage well that's just too much information for me let's just plug and play shall we number 12 little block of color near the sealed end of a tube these little marks which you might have seen are known as eye marks they are there so that the machine on the production line with the aid of optical sensors knows where a package needs to be pressed folded or cut the color of the eye marks is irrelevant as long as they are dark and distinct enough from the background color for the sensors to recognize them number 11 why is there a stem on a wineglass the stem on a wineglass is there so that they heat from your palm while holding the glass does not alter the wines temperature white and red wines as well as rose' should be served at the temperature of around 60 degrees sparkling wine is ideal at ice-cold temperatures of 40 or 50 degrees there is no one ideal way of holding the wine glass but if you want to look like a wine expert you can try this grab the glass closer to the stem base between your thumb forefinger and middle finger the remaining fingers will naturally find an ideal position along the base number 10 what is a maple syrup jar handle 4 so why do these tiny useless handles exist on maple syrup jars actually the reminiscent of a bygone era when maple syrup was packaged in 5-gallon jugs these huge jug had proportionately larger handles but as the jars became smaller so did the handles just to retain the novelty factor number nine I know you've been waiting for this one the right way to peel a banana do you think you know the right way to peel a banana hit the like button if you're positive about it well most of us try to peel a banana from its stem side and often end up smashing this side of the banana so the right way to do it is known as wait for it the monkey method and rightly so because monkeys do it this way and if it's good enough for the monkeys it should be good enough for us this method involves pinching the other side of the banana gently so that the peel opens up and you can then peel it off by the way here's a riddle what's invisible and smells like a banana monkey farts yeah we got laughs in the third grade moving on number eight does barbie have the last name Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts her parents are George and Margaret Roberts and she doesn't come from Malibu but a fictional place called willows in Wisconsin instead now given the fact that Barbie's official birthday is March 9th 1959 which makes her nearly 60 years old it's helpful to know her full name and last name you can now call her mrs. Roberts not Barbie pay some respect to the lady who's had over a hundred and thirty careers and still has some great legs number seven who invented the fire hydrant yeah here's a good one no one actually knows who invented the fire hydrant including the omniscient Google this is because the office where its patents were being held burned down apparently there was no fire hydrant nearby to save the patents from disaster don't you love the irony number six does my poo impact the environment well we all take it for granted and hardly ever think where it comes from yes I'm talking about toilet paper nearly 30,000 trees are chopped down everyday to meet the global demand for toilet paper Wow around 50% of that huge amount of trees comes from areas where protected or even endangered species grow those trees could be a great help when it comes to slowing down the global warming and decreasing the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere add the harmful effect of chemicals used to produce toilet paper on the environment and the amount of water and energy needed for the manufacturing process and you might strongly consider using recycled paper or just using the same piece more than once number five why our trailers called trailers if they're shown before a film begins it's a good question trailers are shown at the beginning of a movie so why are they called trailers it's because originally they were shown at the end of a feature film screening but the practice didn't last long because patrons would leave the theater soon after films ended number four our quest font actually from France well did you think croissants were from France if yes then you're not alone given the French name it's obvious that most people would think they originated in France but that's not true Hasan's actually hail from Vienna Austria they were created to celebrate the victory over the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Vienna in 1683 the crescent shape of the course aunt we all love wasn't chosen by accident it looks like the central element of the Ottoman flag some people believe it was Marie Antoinette who brought the first quest to Paris in 1770 but they only became popular in France in the middle of the nineteenth century number three why are plain windows rounded in the beginning planes had square windows but in 1953 two plane crashes occurred and the square shape of the windows was found to be the reason for both where there is a corner there is a weak spot so square windows having four corners have four weak spots are highly susceptible to cracking under stress actually the air pressure difference that the windows experience from inside to outside is enough of a stress with this in mind engineers decided to round the edges of the windows to distribute the pressure and stress evenly number two who is sneaking otherwise why our sneakers called sneakers well sneakers actually have to do with sneaking back in old english times the verb to sneak meant to reach for something and then the meaning of a change to to creep to crawl by the mid 17th century a person who was trying to slink would be called a sneak it was a hard task back then because shoes were super loud and clunky rubber soled shoes were invented and became instantly popular in 19th century England they got their name because their souls do not make noise while walking Shh number one I know you've been waiting for this why are the keys on the keyboard not arranged alphabetically when typewriters were invented they had keys arranged alphabetically due to the position of certain alphabet pairs SH th ei EIO u and so on the arms of the typist would get jammed if they type too fast so they simply move the problematic letters around and this is how the now-infamous QWERTY layout was born now I think that's QWERTY interesting don't you so can you think of any other random things that are worth asking Google let's discuss them in the comment section if you like this video let us know by clicking the like button will create another video when this one gets 50,000 likes oh and don't forget to send the link to your friends who love trivia and subscribe to our channel life is 100% better on the bright side you you

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Length: 11min 10sec (670 seconds)

Published: Sun Apr 15 2018